MANITOWOC - A 59-year-old convicted sex offender living in Manitowoc has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree sex assault, use/threat of force and suspicion of dangerous weapon, a Manitowoc police report said.

Jeffrey A. Gove was arrested Wednesday after a 20-year-old woman told police she had been taken against her will at knife-point in the 1100 block of South Ninth Street and sexually assaulted by a man she did not know.

According to the police report, the man told the woman she would not get hurt if she did as he said. The woman told the man no, and then the man "placed a knife against her stomach and she felt a sharp poke," the police report said.

The man kept the knife close to the woman as they walked along a fence surrounding a bank, walked through a parking lot and then to the back of a bar on South 10th Street. The man then made the woman sit in a chair as he sexually assaulted her, the police report said.

The police report said that when questioned about the incident, Gove denied any involvement. The report also said police were requesting a "large amount of cash bail" as a result of Gove's suspected "severe threat to the community."

Gove was convicted of second-degree sex assault of a child in 1994, was a suspect in a sexual solicitation complaint in 1999 and was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault in April 2016 for allegedly touching the breasts of a relative in her 20s, the police report said.

At a noon press conference Thursday, Manitowoc Police Detective Andrew Trilling said he does not know if any other victims have come forward. The investigation will remain ongoing for a few more days before the charges are recommended to Manitowoc County Circuit Court.

Trilling said people should take steps to remain safe, such as walking with another person or taking a cab instead of walking.

Police are encouraging people with knowledge of the incident to call 920-686-6500.